Chapter 59: Summoning Lightning to Cross the Tribulation, Ascend to the Spirit Realm

The spiritual root purity ratio, stuck at 39%, gradually increased as the True Ultimate Flame within his body refined it bit by bit.

So that’s how it works—only by consuming heavenly treasures and earthly rarities can the purity ratio of one’s spiritual root continue to rise.

At this moment, Lin Mo finally understood: his spiritual root’s potential wasn’t unimprovable—it had merely hit a bottleneck!

【True Ultimate Flame refining in progress: Fire spiritual root purity ratio increased: 39.5% → 39.8%】

A notification message popped up.

In just this short while, the fire spiritual root’s purity value had risen again.

Yan Nanfeng looked at Lin Mo’s empty palm with regret, and at this moment, seemed to lose all desire to converse; with a wave of his hand, he dissolved the surrounding barriers.

Before Lin Mo could examine it closely, a fierce wind blinded him, and then he felt as if something was supporting him.

When he opened his eyes again, he and Chu Wange were standing on the viewing pavilion atop Great Ming Mountain.

“Lin Mo!”

Old Li stared at Lin Mo, who had appeared in the pavilion, his eyes filled with surprise and delight.

Beside him, Commander Zhu was more restrained, yet his face beamed with unmistakable joy.

Only Meng Xianzhang inside the pavilion wore a slightly complex expression.

He bowed to Yan Nanfeng: “Greetings, Elder!”

Yan Nanfeng nodded at him, then turned to Feng Xianzhang and said: “Feng, I leave the rest to you—I have matters to attend to.”

Then he looked at Lin Mo and Chu Wange and said:

“You two will be guided by Feng. Go to the Cliff of Enlightenment, cultivate diligently, and strive to summon heavenly lightning, cross the tribulation, and ascend to the Spirit Realm.”

Before Lin Mo could ask, Yan Nanfeng swept his sleeve and vanished from sight.

He truly was a man who came and went in a flash.

This immortal’s heart is too petty… Lin Mo muttered inwardly—wasn’t it just a little trick?

After Yan Nanfeng left, Meng Xianzhang spoke first: “You two young friends truly have great fortune—pity the Questioning Courtyard missed out on you.”

He had already understood the outcome the moment he saw Gu Ling leave the barrier in the Mirror Flower and Water Moon.

All that effort, all that time—ended up in vain.

If Chu Wange had merely been an ordinary Immortal List Top Graduate, it would’ve been fine.

But she entered the top hundred of all-time Immortal Lists—her talent naturally deserves better treatment; what comes next is beyond his control.

Yet Meng Xianzhang, no stranger to social nuance, did not press further; after offering two congratulations, he bowed to everyone and took his leave.

But he didn’t truly depart—he used body manipulation to teleport to the Ascension Platform.

Since he couldn’t recruit the Immortal List Top Graduate, he must redirect resources to other superior spiritual seedlings.

Besides, he’d come all this way—he couldn’t return empty-handed.

On the Ascension Platform, a new “talent raid” erupted.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Lin Mo.

Old Li slapped Lin Mo’s shoulder hard, his eyes brimming with astonishment and delight.

Commander Zhu also showered him with praise, words flowing effortlessly.

Even Wang Tou, who had always looked down on Lin Mo, changed his usual demeanor and joined Chu in complimenting him.

Only Feng Xianzhang looked at him with curiosity: “You actually cleared the secret realm? And scored a perfect score?”

Heh, you’re still as good at “speaking” as ever… Lin Mo smirked, but didn’t pursue the topic; instead, he asked curiously:

“Feng Xianzhang, what is the Cliff of Enlightenment that Master Yan mentioned? And what do ‘summoning heavenly lightning to cross the tribulation’ and ‘ascending to the Spirit Realm’ mean?”

Feng Xianzhang frowned: “You don’t know this?”

Old Li immediately jumped in:

“My fault, my fault—I didn’t realize this kid could actually clear the Immortal Exam Secret Realm and rank tenth on the Immortal List; had I known, I’d have given him the Cliff of Enlightenment materials ahead of time.”

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“The Cliff of Enlightenment is the point where the mortal realm connects to the Spirit Realm—in short, it’s where the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment takes place.”

“Legend says that after Foundation Establishment, one can summon heavenly lightning to cross the tribulation and ascend to the Spirit Realm—that’s where true cultivators dwell; all thirty Dao Academies of Qinzhou are there…”

After hearing the explanation, Lin Mo finally understood.

In simple terms, the Cliff of Enlightenment was a kind of “transit point”—everyone seeking to enter the Spirit Realm must undergo the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment ritual there.

As Old Li explained, his face showed envy.

Only by entering the Cliff of Enlightenment could one achieve Foundation Establishment.

Only after completing Foundation Establishment could one summon heavenly lightning to cross the tribulation.

Only by ascending to the Spirit Realm could one truly enter the path of cultivation…

All of this depended on entering the Cliff of Enlightenment.

And to enter the Cliff of Enlightenment, one must first be accepted by a Dao Academy.

At this moment, Lin Mo finally understood why countless Immortal Exam candidates scrambled desperately to enter a Dao Academy.

Because even if one reached Qi Refining peak, what good was it if not accepted by a Dao Academy?

One still couldn’t achieve Foundation Establishment, couldn’t step onto the Immortal Path.

After listening, Lin Mo fell into thought, then suddenly realized something and exclaimed:

“Wait! If ascending to the Spirit Realm means eternal separation from the mortal world, then my family—”

Feng Xianzhang glanced at him: “Not necessarily. As disciples of Green Mountain Sect, you get two free teleportations per year; for urgent matters, you can also use spirit stones to teleport.”

Lin Mo: “...”

He’d asked the question and immediately realized how foolish it sounded.

If the Spirit Realm and mortal realm truly couldn’t communicate, how did Feng Xianzhang and the others come down here?

In other words, obtaining the right to enter the Spirit Realm was hard—but once you succeeded in Foundation Establishment and ascended, you effectively received a two-way teleportation pass.

Lin Mo smiled awkwardly and asked: “So we’re going to the Cliff of Enlightenment now? Can’t we go back and prepare first?”

He hadn’t properly washed or combed his hair in over half a month—he didn’t even know if he smelled.

More importantly, after enduring so long, he really wanted to go home and sleep properly.

Feng Xianzhang didn’t answer directly, but said:

“You two—one the Immortal List Top Graduate, the other in the top ten—both received Heavenly Dao Golden Light. You should already know its function, right?”

Lin Mo and Chu Wange both nodded.

He continued: “I suggest you don’t waste time—go straight to the Cliff of Enlightenment. The sooner you ascend to the Spirit Realm, the better you can utilize the Golden Light’s cultivation boost.”

Then he added: “But this is only a suggestion—the choice is yours.”

Chu Wange answered immediately: “Go now.”

Then she turned to Lin Mo: “Go now.”

Such firmness shook Lin Mo’s thought of “waiting two more days won’t hurt.”

Old Li seemed to sense his hesitation and quickly added:

“Lin Mo, what’s there to think about? The Cliff of Enlightenment isn’t the Spirit Realm—you can bring your spiritual energy with you. Just send word to your parents afterward; I’ll explain everything to them.”

Hearing this, Lin Mo finally relaxed; he clasped his hands in a Daoist bow and said to Feng Xianzhang:

“Feng Xianzhang, thank you for your trouble!”

Feng Xianzhang nodded and said: “No need to call me Xianzhang anymore—call me Senior Brother.”

Lin Mo was about to say “Senior Brother” and build rapport, when suddenly he noticed a talisman had appeared in Feng Xianzhang’s hand, and the man was swiftly forming Dao seals.

Before Lin Mo could ask, the next second, he felt as if he’d been kicked into a washing machine—his head spun violently.

In the instant his consciousness slipped into darkness, one final thought surged through his mind:

Damn! Not this barrel-style teleportation again!